A Farm Region Moving North and East The classic Corn Belt used to be easy to picture: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and parts of ...

ONEIDA, Ill. — Started in 1877, five generations of family farmers have tended to the soil at Pilot Knob Farm in Oneida. There's 1,100 acres of corns and soybeans, but not all that corn is what you ...

ONEIDA, Ill. — An Oneida farm is hoping to grow its family's brand through a specialty crop and a new patent. Pilot Knob Farm grows red and blue varieties of thin hulled popcorn. They market the snack ...

The Warrensburg, Ill. corn festival was more corn than festival this year due to COVID-19. There weren't the usual big-name bands, but there was LOTS of corn, which, after all, is the point of a corn ...

Stretching across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, and several neighboring states, the Corn Belt has long been the backbone ...

Fall field trips are in full swing for children and their teachers. While a teacher might notify parents of an upcoming field trip a week or two before the big day, the preparation needed for a field ...

On questions of whether farm program payments like the Farm Bridge Assistance that is forthcoming are necessary, Kent Thiesse ...

The late Orville Redenbacher happily wore the crown of "Popcorn King," and each year, made a return trek to Valparaiso to participate in the parade and festival created in his honor. Even though he ...

Popcorn in a salad? Celebrity chef Molly Yeh’s done it. Fans of the Food Network show, Girl Meets Farm, probably already know Yeh for her unique flavor combinations. Crunchy Snap Pea Popcorn Salad is ...